List of massacres in Kazakhstan

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NameDateLocationPerpetratorsDeathsNotes
Barefooted Flight 1723—1727Territory of three zhuzes Dzungars ~700,000 KazakhsMass extermination of the Kazakh people by the Dzungars
Karakalpak genocide [1] 1741-1743 Younger Zhuz Kazakhs ~1,5 million Karakalpaks (300 thousand kibitkas)Extermination of the Karakalpaks in the Younger Zhuz of the Kazakh Khanate during the reign of Abul Khair Khan
Dzungar genocide 1755–1758 Dzungar Khanate (modern-day Dzungaria, Western Mongolia, Kazakhstan, northern Kyrgyzstan, southern Siberia, Xinjiang) Qing Eight Banners, Kazakhs, Khalkha Mongols, Uyghur and Hui rebels1,5 million Dzungars [2] Mass extermination of the Dzungars by the Qing Empire and other peoples
Dusty campaign 1771 Kazakh Khanate Kazakhs 100,000+ Kalmyks [3] Massacre of the Kalmyks
Rovnenskaya massacre 1775 Povolzhye Kazakh rebels 1,800+ GermansAttack on Povolzhye settlements
Akmolinsk massacre 1838 Akmolinsk Kazakh rebels 600+ RussiansAttack on Akmolinsk, house burning, interception of squads
Incidents during the Adayev uprising 1870 Mangyshlak Peninsula Kazakh rebels Thousands of Russians and ArmeniansAttacks on Russian settlements
Turkestan massacre 1916 Turkestan, Kazakhstan Amangeldy Flag.svg Kazakh rebels 7,000 RussiansMassacre of the Russians by Kazakh rebels
Russian genocide in Central Asia 1916-1917 Central Asia Russian military100,000-500,000 Kazakh and Kyrgyz civiliansGenocide of Central Asian people by Russian Empire
Sergiopol massacre 1918 Ayagoz, Kazakhstan Flag of the Alash Autonomy Militia.svg Alash Militia 100 Red Army soldiers and Russian civiliansAfter the capture of Sergiopol, the troops of Alash staged cruel reprisals against the civilian population in it
Massacres in Semirechye 1920 Zhetysu, Kazakhstan Flag of the Alash Autonomy Militia.svg Alash Militia 3,800-25,000 Annenkovites and Red Army menThe brutal reprisal of Ataman Annenkov over his former soldiers [4]
Novouzenskaya massacre 17-28 June 1989 Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg Zhanaozen, Kazakhstan Kazakhs ~200 Caucasians and RussiansInterethnic clashes on June 17-28, 1989 in the city of Novy Uzen of the Kazakh SSR between groups of Kazakhs and people from the North Caucasus. [5] [6]
Zhanaozen massacre 16–17 December 2011 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Government of Kazakhstan 14+ Oil workersThe most notorious mass oil strike of 2011 erupted into riots in the city of Zhanaozen on December 16, in which 15 people died, hundreds were injured and arrested.
Arkankergen massacre 28 May 2012 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Arkankergen, Kazakhstan Vladislav Chelakh15 Border guardsMass murder in the Alakol region of Kazakhstan on the border with China, near the village of Usharal.
Ile-Alatau National Park massacre 13-14 August 2012 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Ile-Alatau National Park, Almaty Region Religious extremists [7] 12 RussiansMass murder of 12 people by Religious extremists in Ili-Alatau National Park, Almaty region [8] [9] [10] [11]
Qandy Qantar massacre 2022 03-10 January 2022 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Government of Kazakhstan During the week-long violent unrest and crackdowns, 227 people were killed and over 9,900 were arrested, according to Kazakh officials.[13][14]

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